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Video of Paris Gunman Raises Questions of Affiliations

Two days after his death, a video emerged Sunday of one of the Paris gunmen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, while his two fellow militants have claimed to …

World

Fear, Far Right Among Roots of Germany's Anti-Islam Rallies

Anti-immigrant protests have been growing by the week in Germany, drawing international attention and fears that xenophobia is on the rise again in the country whose Nazi past has long …

World

France Hunts for Attack Accomplices, Deploys 10,000 Troops

France ordered 10,000 troops into the streets Monday to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed as it hunted for the accomplices to the Islamic militants who left 17 …

National

Kerry Will Go to Paris to Show Solidarity with French People

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he will travel to Paris this week to show solidarity with the French people, following sharp criticism of the Obama administration for not …

World

Divers Find Black Boxes in AirAsia Crash, Retrieve 1 of Them

Divers retrieved one black box Monday and located the other from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, key developments that should help investigators unravel what caused …

Development

2 Miss. History Museums Close to Private Fundraising Goal

Two Mississippi history museums being built in downtown Jackson are moving closer to their private fundraising goal.

Education

Obama Proposes Publicly Funded Community Colleges for All

President Barack Obama on Friday proposed to bring the cost of two years of community college "down to zero" for all Americans, an ambitious nationwide plan based on a popular …

World

Al-Qaida Member in Yemen Says Group Directed Paris Attack

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula directed the attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris "as revenge for the honor" of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, a member of the …

LGBT

Miss. Same-Sex Marriage Fate Now With 5th Circuit

Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas are three very different places, arguments for throwing out each state's same-sex marriage bans—the subject of cases heard in a federal appeals court in New Orleans …

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Analysis: 5th Circuit Could Surprise on Marriage Equality

Supporters of ending Mississippi's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are understandably nervous about the future.

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Reginald Buckley

After watching and reading news coverage about the recent killings of young black men by white police officers in Ferguson and New York City and the attacks against police officers …

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Cochran, Wicker Take Top Senate Posts

Mississippi Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran is chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Sen. Roger Wicker has been named chairman of the Senate seapower subcommittee.

World

Paris Gunman: Hostages Die if Police Storm Terror Brothers

A gunman holding at least five hostages in a Paris kosher market has threatened to kill them if French authorities launch an assault on two cornered al-Qaida-linked brothers suspected in …

World

Massive Manhunt for 2 Suspects in Paris Attack

Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly that spoofed Islam, homing in Thursday …

Environment

Nebraska High Court Tosses Suit Over Keystone Pipeline Route

Nebraska's highest court tossed a lawsuit Friday challenging a proposed route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in a decision that could remove a major roadblock for the $7 billion …

Education

Miss. School Rating at Bottom, but Preschools Get Good Mark

Mississippi again ranks last in the nation in school performance according to an influential evaluation released Thursday, but the state ranks near the top in a new measure of how …

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Elvis Presley

In 1953, Elvis Presley walked into Sun Records in Memphis and recorded the song "My Happiness." He was only 18.

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2 Men Plead Guilty in 2011 Racial Beatings in Mississippi

A multiyear federal investigation of the racially-motivated murder of 47-year-old auto plant worker James Craig Anderson ended Wednesday after a ninth and tenth person pleaded guilty to felony charges.

Education

Black Caucus Calls on Full Funding for Miss. Schools' Budget

The Legislative Black Caucus' request that House and Senate leaders fully fund Mississippi's school budget formula appears likely to be fulfilled, based on early recommendations for state spending in this …

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Mississippi's Budget: Under '50 Feet of Crap'

There are rich states, and there are poor states. Then there’s 50 feet of crap. Then there’s Mississippi.